Taare Zameen Par,Aamir khan's directional debut,has been officially nominated at the Oscars seems to have a strong chance of winning the award as it has a mass appeal and has already touched the emotional chords of the audience. The film has secured an entry into the Oscars beating exceptional films like ‘Jodhaa Akbar’,‘A Wednesday’,‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’,‘Rock On’,‘Black And White’ and two Marathi films and a Telugu movie. Rejecting the charge of lobbying for his films, Aamir said, “I feel there is nothing wrong if I say that I have a PR in Los Angeles, because I believe it is important to have one so that people get to know about the films we make in India through the media over there. My responsibility is and has been just to create awareness about the films that we make.”
Expressing happiness on the nomination, Aamir said, “I’m very happy that my film has been selected as we have got a chance to represent India internationally at a level where best films from all over the world are nominated for the honour.” The actor, however, expressed the desire to have ‘TZP’ reach the top 5 of the nominations, like his previous film ‘Lagaan’.
Speaking about the importance of an Oscar to him, the actor said, “I don’t target Oscars when I make a film. My films are mainly for the audience. I think it is my responsibility to make good films which are entertaining and worth watching for the audience and their money and time is what matters to me the most.”
“For the Oscar nomination I would say that the competition is tough, so I’m not sure if TZP would win the award, but I’m sure the film is going to leave a strong impact,” he added. Earlier, Aamir had reached very close to an Oscar for ‘Lagaan’ but had unfortunately missed it. His Rang De Basanti was also nominated for the award in 2006.
The movie was jointly produced by Aamir Khan Productions and PVR Pictures and starred Darsheel Safary as the protagonist. It it the story of an eight-year-old dyslexic boy and a teacher, played by Aamir, bringing the kid out of his predicament.
Taare Zameen Par tells the story of eight year old Ishaan (Darsheel Safary) who suffers greatly until a teacher (Aamir Khan) identifies him as dyslexic. Both commercially and critically acclaimed,[6] Taare Zameen Par won the 2008 Filmfare Best Movie Award as well as a number of other Filmfare and Star Screen Awards. It was declared tax free by the Government of Delhi.[7] The Walt Disney Company has bought the home video rights for distribution of an international edition DVD for future release in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia.[8] This is "the first time an international studio has bought the video rights of an Indian film."
Aamir khan does it again. And the surprise package is the child artist Darsheel who stunned me absolutely. He plays the role of an 8 year old boy named Ishaan Awasthi , suffering from dyslexia. Aamir khan plays his mentor , a teacher who understands him and brings out the best in him , fans the wind beneath his wings. Tisca who plays the kid’s mom gives a heart wrenching performance as well. Never once during the length of the movie I felt anybody was acting , it was as real as it could get. This movie is going to make you reminisce your childhood , this movie is going to put up a warm smile on your face when the little boy rejoices , it is going to hold your breath when the kid is on his journey of exploring the world , it is going to leave you with moist eyes more than once.
Amazing cinematography. The movie has been shot from perfect profiles as required. What struck me was the bold use of close ups while shooting the exhilarating moments of joy or sorrow. Use of simple and very ordinary sets yet there are burst of colours from time to time , like the blue wall in the Ishaan’s room , the funky costume which Aamir wears in the song bum bum bole or be it picturesque hilly terrain with a stretch of alluring blue . Another thing was the silent expression of feelings. There’s a scene when Ishaan’s parents come to meet him after his first week in the boarding school. His indignation and hurt is beyond words. All he does is to run around the basketball court spending his pent up emotions.
A lot of the movie’s power of expression comes from the powerful background score and melodious-meaningful songs. The Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio spins magic again , and Prasoon Joshi spellbounds by the simple yet profound lyrics.It is difficult to pick the best out of the songs but the song MAA smudged my kohl lined eyes, so that has to be the best .
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